Books and Contributed Chapters by Summit Center Professionals

Visual Learning and Teaching: An Essential Guide for Educators K–8, by Dr. Susan Daniels (Free Spirit Publishing, August 2018) – Emojis… avatars… icons… Our world is becoming increasingly reliant on visual communication. But even as we edge toward a virtual world, it’s still critical for students to comprehend and know how to make simple, meaningful marks. In this easy-to-use resource, Dr. Susan Daniels channels over twenty years of research and experience into a creative guide of strategies that enable educators to present the foundational skills of visual learning in the classroom. Now available through Amazon or Free Spirit.

Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties, edited by Scott Barry Kauffman (Oxford University Press, 2018) – Dr. Peters and Bobbie Gilman contributed the first chapter, on “Finding and Serving Twice-Exceptional Students: Using Triaged Comprehensive Assessment and Protections of the Law.” Dr. Susan Daniels and Dr. Michelle Freeman authored Chapter 15, on “Gifted Dyslexics: MIND-Strengths, Visual Thinking, and Creativity.” The book provides “approaches to creating an environment where twice-exceptional students can thrive. Viewing the 2e student as neither exclusively disabled nor exclusively gifted, but, rather, as a dynamic interaction of both, leading experts offer holistic insight into identification, social-emotional development, advocacy, and support for 2e students.” Recommended for teachers, therapists, and families. Available through Amazon or your favorite book store.

Auditory Processing Disorders: Assessment, Management, and Treatment Third Edition, by Donna Geffner and Deborah Ross-Swain (Plural Publishing, 2018). Dr. Michelle Freeman and Dr. Dan Peters contributed a chapter on “Neuropsychological Evaluations: Differentiating between auditory processing and related complexities.” The book provides definition, behaviors, and comorbidity of auditory processing disorders, in addition to the most current practices for audiological and speech-language assessment. Practical rehabilitation, management strategies, and direct treatment programs are covered in detail. Available through Amazon or your favorite book seller.

Perspectives in Gifted Education: Influences and Impacts of the Education Doctorate on Gifted Education. Dr. Stephen Chou contributed to a new book, “Perspectives in Gifted Education: Influences and Impacts of the Education Doctorate on Gifted Education” (University of Denver, 2017), Vol. 6, published by the Office of the Daniel L. Ritchie Endowed Chair in Gifted Education, Morgridge College of Education, at the University of Denver. Dr. Chou was a guest editor and contributed the chapter, “Innovations: Pioneers in Gifted Education.” Download available through Digital Commons.

Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears– by Dan Peters, Ph.D. With this book, parents can team up with their children or teens to help them do the most courageous thing they will ever have to do: conquer their Worry Monster. Make Your Worrier a Warrior provides useful and comforting methods that parents can use to help their children create an anxiety-reducing “toolbox” to carry with them wherever they go. In building this foundation for their children, parents will find that these strategies will work just as effectively to manage their own anxieties. Available through Amazon, Great Potential Press, or your local independent book store. Learn more at https://drdanpeters.com/.

From Worrier to Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Fears– by Dan Peters, Ph.D., a companion book to Make Your Worrier a Warrior, written specifically for children, tweens, and teens. This book shows your child how to overcome worry and fear using several easy-to-follow strategies. Children and teens can read the book themselves, or read along with a parent or other adult. From Worrier to Warrior will teach your child how to create their very own “toolbox” of strategies to combat fear and anxiety to carry with them and conquer the Worry Monster at any time. Available through Amazon, Great Potential Press or your local independent book store. Learn more at https://drdanpeters.com/.

The Warrior Workbook– by Dan Peters, Ph.D., Lisa Reid, Ed.D., M.Ed., and
Stephanie Davis, M.Ed., is another a companion book to Make Your Worrier a Warrior, for children, tweens, and teens. This book will show your child how to create their very own “toolbox,” filled with different strategies for fighting off and controlling the Worry Monster. The exercises and conversations in this book will help you build a healthy dialogue with your child, one that examines life’s challenges in ways that support increased self-awareness, a deeper understanding of the world, and relationships with others. Available through Amazon, Great Potential Press or your local independent book store.

Raising Creative Kids– by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. and Dan Peters, Ph.D. How can you nurture creativity? Written for parents and teachers, Raising Creative Kids is a guide to fostering creativity and sustaining the creative spirit in children both at home and at school. Creativity is both a capacity we are born with and a skill that we can further develop. In addition to describing various theories of creativity, the authors describe personality traits, programs, processes, and products that foster creativity. Filled with examples and practical suggestions, this exciting book describes parenting for creativity, teaching organizational skills, and ways to preserve and enhance one’s own creativity. Available through Amazon.

Living With Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents and Adults– by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. and Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D. – provides a wonderful exploration of the multi-faceted sensitivities and intensities of the gifted. It will assist parents, teachers, and clinicians in understanding and nurturing the complex combination of intellectual advancement, overexcitabilities, and developmental potential… [while] avoiding tragic misperceptions and misdiagnoses. (Comments by Barbara Jackson Gilman, M.S. from back jacket of book.) Available at the Summit Center and through www.amazon.com.

toughLOVE: Raising Confident, Kind, Resilient Kids– Edited by Lisa Stiepock, Amy Iorio, and Lori Gottlieb (Simon & Schuster, 2016). Dr. Dan Peters contributed the chapter on Managing academics in the home and school: finding the balance.” The book offers advice from a myriad of contributors including Ivy League professors, New York Times bestselling authors, and top parenting coaches — many with children of their own — who address all sorts of issues, from the timeless (relationships with siblings, homework battles, how to have The Talk) to the timely (Internet safety, feelings of entitlement, ways to balance busy schedules). Available through www.amazon.com.

Handbook for Counselors Serving Students With Gifts and Talents Edited by Tracy Cross, Ph.D., and Jennifer Riedl Cross, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press, 2012). Dr. Dan Peters and Ed Amend, PsyD., co-authored the chapter on “Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnosis of Gifted Children: The Importance of Accurate Assessment.” The handbook provides the definitive overview of research on the general knowledge that has been amassed regarding the psychology of gifted students, introducing the reader to the varied conceptions of giftedness, issues specific to gifted children, and various intervention methods. With chapters authored by leading experts in the field, the handbook offers a place for professionals to turn for answers to a wide variety of questions about gifted children. Available through www.amazon.com.

Articles by Summit Center Staff

“Stealth Dyslexia in Gifted Students: What Can Teachers Do?” By Bobbie Gilman and Dan Peters, NAGC Early Childhood Network Newsletter, February 2014. Click to read the article.

“Critical Issues in the Identification of Gifted Students With Co-Existing Disabilities: The Twice-Exceptional,” peer-reviewed article published by SAGE Open, co-authored by Dr. Dan Peters. Click to read the article.

Pathologizing the Human Condition By Dr. Dan Peters, The Health Care Blog, September 1, 2013. The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) used by doctors has expanded the number of possible diagnoses for some common human conditions. What does this mean for us and our children? Click to read the article.

Reflections, New Insights, Confessions, and Inspiration on Dyslexia and Talent By Dr. Dan Peters, Dyslexic Advantage, May 8, 2013. Dr. Dan Peters discusses the strengths of the dyslexic mind and shares his personal story of growing up with dyslexia. Click to read the article.